function formatString() {
	var num = arguments.length;
	var oStr = arguments[0];
	for (var i = 1; i < num; i++) {
		var pattern = "\\{" + (i-1) + "\\}"; 
		var re = new RegExp(pattern, "g");
		oStr = oStr.replace(re, arguments[i]);
	}
	return oStr; 
}</html>